just because you decide to get tested for #HIV doesn't mean you have sex or do drugs or had a blood transfusion...it doesn't mean you are positive or negative or inconclusive...it doesn't mean you are gay or straight or bi or polyamorous or pansexual...it doesn't mean you are a certain sex or gender...it doesn't mean you are a saint or a sinner or the "anything goes" type...it doesn't mean you are a slut or promiscuous or even a "Goody Two-Shoes"...it doesn't mean you are white, black, brown, yellow, red, or any other color of the rainbow...it doesn't mean you are rich or poor or middle class...IT JUST MEANS that you care enough to know your status...and that is all that matters #fcukstigmaPS: Do you know what the #windowperiod is?
The only way to determine if a person is HIV positive or not, is through an HIV antibody test. A positive result means you have been infected and can pass on the virus to others. It does not tell when you were infected or how healthy you are. A negative result means you have not been infected. |
The time it takes a person who has been infected with HIV to seroconvert (test positive) for HIV antibodies is commonly called the “window period.” This window period is about 3 months long. In the window period, people infected with HIV may not show HIV antibodies in their blood. However, the person may already have high levels of HIV in their blood, sexual fluids, or breast milk. HIV can be passed on to another person during the window period even though an HIV test will not show that one is infected with HIV. *image and explanation of HIV testing process from http://brownkiss.ca/docs/hiv_testing.asp |
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